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154. Angels, Please Tell Mother

1 O how my loving mother used to worry over me,
Because I did not trust her Savior’s love!
She wanted me to meet her beside the crystal sea,
That we might live together there above.

Refrain:
How happy she will be to know that I am free,
And that the golden life-crown I shall wear;
Her Savior hides my past,
I’m trusting Him at last,
So, angels, please tell mother I’ll be there.

2 How oft I saw her weeping, how oft I heard her pray
For me, her boy, in boyhood’s happy home;
And yet I followed pleasure along the downward way,
And seemed to love from her and God to roam. [Refrain]

3 I know that she is resting with glory on her brow,
I know that she is safe with Him above,
And O how much I love her and her Redeemer now,
While resting in His tender arms of love. [Refrain]

4 I soon shall meet my mother in yonder happy home,
And thank her for the pleas she made for me;
Along the shore eternal together we will roam
And praise our King beside the crystal sea. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: O how my loving mother used to worry over me
Title: Angels, Please Tell Mother
Author: James Rowe
Refrain First Line: How happy she will be to know that I am free
Publication Date: 1918
Topic: Evangelistic; Special Songs: Male Voices
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [O how my loving mother used to worry over me]
Composer: Curtis M. Johnson
Notes: Public Domain.



Media
MIDI file: MIDI

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